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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), August 6, 1982, p. 17

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PadMJBXTkAhajA Anglers lured by adventurous tuna chase With thefu secured we beaded or the dock and the official weighin Now youd think that a kg fish be good enough to win a Not Because two later an Austrian writer Stephen Starling landed one thai weighed 3 kg pounds Had the tournament lasted one more day my flan would have ended up a distant third In the competition because Paul Slomlnskl from Switzer land brought one In weig kg MO pounds It was not surprising that Slomlnskl decided to lay on lor an extra day On the dual day of the tournament there were nine hookups tcly theses were rough and after tiring battles every fish was lost was quite a sight Everywhere you looked someone was in the fight log chair battling the and tha seas The UOpouad teat lines take a beating in this kind of weather Tuna put such tremen dous strain on a line that to Just touch It while the battle rages chances are It would soap With rough seas Its more difficult A little slack and a quick more by the flab at the same time and gone People who have fought the largest and most spectacular game fish the world over will tell you that nothing compares to the bluefin for brute strength Not spectacular In terms of dancing their tails or surging out of the water In great leaps the simply punishes the angler with power It mainly a cose endurance Obviously some skill Is required as well not only on the of the angler but also the captain of the boat and his crew A lot of things can do wrong so a good crew able plus Still mainly a test of stamina a matter of not giving up when the temptation great to simply tell the captain to cut if off Its even more important now that the fish landed because the captain gets the fish and sella It for a pound You think of that too while the battle rages The battle I had lasted Just one hour but It seem lot longer One can sympathise with the ang ler off I who fought one all night long some thing like hours only to lose It miles away off the bores of Cape Breton bland When la battle Is over emotions are confused There Is elation at having won fatigue that tends to take away some of that elation and perhaps a little remorse knowing that such a huge and powerful game fish Is no longer around The world record taken In the same Nova Scotia waters is kg lbs Chances of that record being broken are rob ably quite good ears ago when they first started fishing tuna there was talk of that elusive 1 pounder Maybe Uteres a kg lb around In addition to excellent fishing off Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia there la also excellent fishing In New Brunswick waters In fact at one time or another all three provinces have had fish In the international re cord books minitrips Are you in charge of organizing an interesting daytrip for a large group of people but you can think of an Inexpensive place to go Too Wildlife Centre and conservation area Just West of Campbellvllle offer 1100 acres of forest field water and wetlands for a picnic or a hike and the discussing such items of Interest other Weekday rates an per person for Weekday bus rates are HO per vehicle per car On weekends the per car fee is while the bus rate is per vehicle For groups of youngsters the people have a special Travelling Puppet Theatre There is no charge for taking advantage of this offer ARBOR VALLEY ORCHARD APPLES Pick Your Own Weekends Only OPENING SATURDAY AUGUST HOURS OPEN WEEKDAYS pm WEEKENDS I HOLIDAYS iooomaoopm Based on past yean tale August and early September would be cons idered prime tune In PEI Late October is prune time for Nova Scot la and probably the best tune to fish New Bruns wick waters would be the last two weeks of August and first week of ber Charter rates on a dally basis vary from province to province from to Canadian The max number of people per boat also varies from four to six So you could take a one day charter and divide the cost among the group Further Information may be obtained from North Lake Tuna Chart era Inc North Lake Elmlra Post Office Prin ce Edward Island Cana da CQA1K0 Phone You may also write to Prince Edward Island Department of Tourism Industry and Energy Post Office Box MO Chxrlotletown PEI Canada CIA For New Brunswick write to Le Port de Lower Marina Mr Box Bas- Caraquet B Canada EQBlEO SO For Nova Scotia write or phone Anderson Strait of Conso Tuna Club Cove County Nova Scotia or Hike Newell Chebucto Sword Fish and Tuna Club Canso Guys- borough County Nova Scotia For more information on Canadian vacations contact the Canadian Government Office of Tourism Ottawa Canada KlA GEORGETOWN Custom Car Sound Repairs to all stereos Tape Decks Turntables Portables Home or Auto QEORQETOWNOHT LT0 LET US TAKE THE WORRY OUT OF YOUR VACATION HOLIDAY WITH A CHECKUP DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR SUMMER DRIVING WELL CHECK YOUR CAR OVER AND REPORT ANY PROBLEMS WE SEE HWY GEORGETOWN coon AUautr

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